A devastating report released today by ETH Zurich confirms that Swiss glaciers have lost more than 5 percent of their total ice volume in 2026 alone. Triggered by an exceptionally dry winter and consecutive record-breaking summer heatwaves, the rapid decline has caused several smaller glaciers to vanish permanently. Over the last five years, Switzerland has shed nearly 20 percent of its glacier mass, signaling an unprecedented ecological crisis for Europe’s freshwater reserves.
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